Mobile barber service

Busy professionals, families wanting group cuts, older or less mobile people, workplaces and care facilities.

A set price per cut, often with a call-out fee or a minimum booking, plus group or corporate day rates.

• Qualified barbering skills
• Reliable time management and travel planning
• Friendly, professional manner in other people's spaces

• Public liability insurance that covers working at customers' premises
• Aged care and workplace visits may need a police check or similar, so check what each site requires
• Hygiene rules for tools and any shaving services, check with your state health department
• Travel time can eat into earnings, so set a service area and minimum booking

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the quality of your portable kit, any travel and booking setup, and insurance. There is no shop rent, so costs are usually lower than a premises-based barber.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on how many clients you book, your service area and pricing. The estimate starts from about 10 hours a week, and travel time can reduce earnings.

Things to check include public liability insurance that covers working at customers' premises, whether aged care or workplace sites require a police check or similar, hygiene rules for tools and shaving with your state health department, and setting a service area.